Effects of Social Distancing Intention, Affective Risk Perception, and Cabin Fever Syndrome on Perceived Value of E-learning : Type of submission: Late Breaking Paper / Most relevant symposium: CSCI-ISED

Abstract

Universities have switched from traditional face-to-face lectures to e-learning to prevent the spread of COVID-19. E-learning provides the health value of prevention of infection along with the purpose of education. In this context, this study aims to identify factors affecting perceived value of e-learning. It assumes that social distancing intention, affective risk perception, and cabin fever syndrome have a significant effect on the perceived value of e-learning. A comparison between groups between males and females was also performed. A survey was conducted on university students and samples were analyzed by using the PLS technique. The findings showed that social distancing intention determines perceived value. The analysis results revealed that affective risk perception has a significant positive effect on perceived value and social distancing intention. In addition, cabin fever syndrome harms the perceived value. There was a significant difference between male and female groups in the influence of social distancing intention on perceived value. Moreover, there was a significant difference between men and women in the path coefficient of affective risk perception on perceived value. Academic contributions and practical implications are discussed.